As modern nuclear power programmes mature and large, commercial nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities approach the end of their useful life by reason of age, economics or change of policy on the use of nuclear power, new challenges associated with decommissioning and dismantling come to the fore. Politicians and the public may expect there to be a “right answer” to the choice of strategy for a particular type of facility, or even all facilities. Both this seminar and wider experience show that this is not the case.
 
Local factors and national political positions have a significant input and often result in widely differing strategy approaches to broadly similar decommissioning projects. All facility owners represented at the seminar were able to demonstrate a rational process for strategy selection and compelling arguments for the choices made. In addition to the papers that were presented, these proceedings include a summary of the discussions that took place.

Chapter 1. Cover and table of contents
Chapter 2. Overview of lessons learnt
Chapter 3. Opening Speeches
Chapter 4. The Spanish Decommissioning Scene
Chapter 5. International Stocktaking
Chapter 6. Strategy Selection Analysis by Plant Type
Chapter 7. Light Water Reactors
Chapter 8. National Strategy(ies)
Chapter 9. Other Fuel Cycle Facilities
Chapter 10. Social Aspects